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ELSA-2012-0127 Moderate: Oracle Linux mysql security update

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ELSA-2012-0127 Moderate: Oracle Linux mysql security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/14/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/23/2012
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

The my_net_skip_rest function in sql/net_serv.cc in MySQL 5.0 through 5.0.91 and 5.1 before 5.1.47 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) by sending a large number of packets that exceed the maximum length.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mysql
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mysql-bench
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mysql-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mysql-server
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mysql-test

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